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35 Men`s Teams and 43 Women`s Teams blank 1st Round Opponents |
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Monday, 22 May 2006 00:00 |
 35 men`s teams and 43 women`s teams shutout their first round opponents in Turin. A record 149 teams are in the open division with 108 teams in the Women`s Olympiad. Watch games live at the official site. If you do not see the games, download Java 2 Runtime Environment. Pairings and resjults can be seen at the Swiss Manager site for the Open Olympiad and Women`s Olympiad. In photo, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov makes the ceremonial opening moves on top board of Russia. Go to other Olympiad news.
Olympiad Media Officer Adolivio Capece (left) explains the opening round program to Chief Arbiter Geurt Gijssen (center) and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
Top seed Russian men and women blanked Kazakhstan 4:0 and Portugal 3:0, respectively. Thirty five men`s teams and 43 women`s teams made shutout scores in the first round of the 13-round Swiss system tournament. A record 149 teams are in the open division with 108 teams in the Women`s Olympiad.
Watch games live at the official site. If you do not see the games, download Java 2 Runtime Environment. Pairings and resjults can be seen at the Swiss Manager site for the Open Olympiad and Women`s Olympiad. |
